Versailles (band)

Versailles signed to major label Warner Music Japan in mid-2009; however, on August 9, days after announcing he would be suspending activities for health reasons, Jasmine You died.

2011 began with the whole band starring in their own television show titled Onegai Kanaete Versailles (おねがいかなえてヴェルサイユ, lit.

They released the self-titled album Versailles on September 26, and after a short tour, performed their last concert at NHK Hall on December 20.

After moving to Tokyo, Hizaki received a phone call from Kamijo, who wanted to form a band with twin guitars and asked him to join,[4] but as he was already playing in a group, the guitarist turned the singer down.

Later, Teru (ex-Aikaryu) and Yuki (ex-Sugar Trip), who were recommended by the Rock May Kan venue in Tokyo, joined the band.

The band signed with the German CLJ Records label and released the EP Lyrical Sympathy on October 31, both in Japan and Europe.

[7] Their song "The Love From A Dead Orchestra" also appeared on a compilation album released by Sony BMG in Germany on November 9, called Tokyo Rock City.

[8] On May 3, they performed at the hide memorial summit at Ajinomoto Stadium for 30,000 people, along with many other bands such as X Japan, Luna Sea, Mucc and Marbell.

[9] Versailles were later invited by Tainted Reality to perform shows on May 30 at Project A-Kon in Dallas, Texas and on June 3 at the Knitting Factory in Los Angeles, California as their American debut.

[10] On July 9, 2008, Versailles digitally released their first full album, Noble, exclusively on international iTunes Music Stores.

[12] The Japanese band was compelled to create a new promotional name in order to proceed with their plans to tour in the United States again, so they called upon their fans to send in ideas.

On August 3, it was announced that Jasmine You would temporarily suspend all musical activities due to unknown circumstances regarding his health and to recover.

On January 4, 2010, Versailles held the Jasmine You -Memorial Ceremony- at Shibuya O-East, where themselves, Kaya and Matenrou Opera performed.

The concert was the World Tour 2010 "Method of Inheritance" -Jubilee- gig recorded at JCB Hall in Tokyo on April 30, 2010.

The show also starred Rina Koike and aired on Mainichi Broadcasting System and TV Kanagawa until March.

[20] On July 20, Versailles announced on their official website that they were stopping all activities at the end of 2012, stating: Being our 5th anniversary -- and without a clear direction heading into the future – we have decided it was in the best interest of the band and the music, our staff and supporters, in order to pursue our artistic and personal goals outside the current framework, to stop all our activities by the end of 2012.

[21] The band released their self-titled fourth album on September 26, then went on an eight stop Japanese tour in November, before giving their last performance in Tokyo at NHK Hall on December 20.

[21] The compilation album Anthologie was released on January 30, 2013 and includes songs from when the band was signed to Warner Music Group, 2009 to 2012.

[24] On April 1, the other Versailles members, Hizaki, Teru, Yuki and Masashi, announced they had formed a new band named Jupiter.

It took place at Kamijo's World Tour 2015 -20th Anniversary Best- Grand Finale on December 28 at Zepp DiverCity and was broadcast live worldwide.

The band released a mini-album, titled Lineage ~Bara no Matsuei~, exclusively to people who bought tickets to their February 14, 2017 show at the Nippon Budokan.

[31] In September and October, they held their 10th Anniversary World Tour that took them to Latin America, as well as countries including Hong Kong and Canada,[32] before the Japanese leg in November.

[40] On September 10, Yuki announced that rather than taking a hiatus like previously stated, he would instead be retiring from music completely after Versailles' December 14 concert at Zepp Haneda.

Teru, Kamijo and Hizaki (2010)
Masashi joined Versailles in 2010, following the death of Jasmine You.
Cover of the limited edition Onegai Kanaete Versailles DVD box set, that features the band and Rina Koike .